Despite being a computer engineering major, I do not have much experience creating websites. That is why I am thinking of formatting my second unessay as a website. It would be an interesting challenge both to learn about creating websites and to figure out a compelling manner in which to lay out my argument within the website. Furthermore, websites are one of the most commonly used sources of information nowadays due to the large amount of time spent online by both children, teenagers, and adults. This makes this choice of medium seem very logical.
Creating a successful website is not easy though. Although there are many options out on the web that help people create websites, laying out the information throughout the website is very tricky. Luckily, there are some general rules that website developers try to keep in mind when formatting websites. One of the main rules is to keep everything simple. The more important something is, the larger or more obvious it should be. The color scheme can help with this since a good color scheme can help emphasize or de-emphasize different parts of the website.
Another thing to keep in mind is the body of text on the web pages. Since it is hard to get internet audiences to read long bodies of text, the text on the website should be concise and should have plenty of headers to help quickly direct the reader to wherever he wants to go. Furthermore, facts are very important, but they are much more useful in graphics where they are more obvious and interesting to the reader. Another interesting fact I read is that the more white space there is between the text and the margins, the more likely it is that readers will stay interesting in the text. This shows that the less crammed a website is, the more effective it will be.
Overall, I think this website will be a fun challenge for me. Even though there are a lot of guidelines for creating websites, they still do greatly rely simply on creativity.
- Damon George
Some Sources:
Ciotti, Gregory. "10 Proven Ways to Build a Website That Customers Will Love." Help Scout Blog. Help Scout. Web. 5 Nov. 2015.
Guglieri, Claudio. "20 Steps to the Perfect Website Layout." Creative Bloq. Future Publishing Limited, 7 July 2015. Web. 5 Nov. 2015.
Creating a successful website is not easy though. Although there are many options out on the web that help people create websites, laying out the information throughout the website is very tricky. Luckily, there are some general rules that website developers try to keep in mind when formatting websites. One of the main rules is to keep everything simple. The more important something is, the larger or more obvious it should be. The color scheme can help with this since a good color scheme can help emphasize or de-emphasize different parts of the website.
Another thing to keep in mind is the body of text on the web pages. Since it is hard to get internet audiences to read long bodies of text, the text on the website should be concise and should have plenty of headers to help quickly direct the reader to wherever he wants to go. Furthermore, facts are very important, but they are much more useful in graphics where they are more obvious and interesting to the reader. Another interesting fact I read is that the more white space there is between the text and the margins, the more likely it is that readers will stay interesting in the text. This shows that the less crammed a website is, the more effective it will be.
Overall, I think this website will be a fun challenge for me. Even though there are a lot of guidelines for creating websites, they still do greatly rely simply on creativity.
- Damon George
Some Sources:
Ciotti, Gregory. "10 Proven Ways to Build a Website That Customers Will Love." Help Scout Blog. Help Scout. Web. 5 Nov. 2015.
Guglieri, Claudio. "20 Steps to the Perfect Website Layout." Creative Bloq. Future Publishing Limited, 7 July 2015. Web. 5 Nov. 2015.